Dozens were feared dead and scores wounded Sunday after the Israel Defense Forces opened fire on a group receiving food from a collection point in the Gaza Strip, according to hospital officials and witnesses on the ground.

The Palestinian militant group is reviewing the deal, which includes sending humanitarian aid into Gaza as soon as Hamas signs off on it

The proposal includes a 60-day ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in exchange for the release of some hostages in Gaza, Israeli officials said.

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Details about the US-backed plan are scarce ... humanitarian aid into Gaza. One of those joining the protest said aid should not be allowed to enter Gaza until Hamas accepts the US ceasefire ...

Hamas was said to be carefully considering a new 60-day cease-fire/hostage release deal proposed by President Donald Trump and his special envoy Steve Witkoff, after Israel "signed off" on the deal.

People stampeded and shots were fired as a Trump-backed plan to distribute food in Gaza at sites guarded by armed contractors got started.

U.S. plan for Gaza ceasefire includes release of hostages, prisoners, and aid, with Israel agreeing to proposal.

Analysts believe that the fact that Hamas included a stipulation of removing aid distribution from the GHF further shows that the terror group fears that the initiative will under